User talk:Wgallagher09

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Emmanuel Schools Foundation

Hi there. I've just reverted your edits to the Emmanuel Schools Foundation. There were both unexplained (use an edit summary next time please) and removed material from the article. If you wish to make such large changes to an article it's best to discuss it on the article's talkpage first. If you've any questions, please drop me a line. --PLUMBAGO 14:40, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Hi again. I've restored some of the history material that you added, and will try to bring back more of it. By all means do so yourself, but please remember the edit summaries. Please be careful in your deletions: the ESF is widely known for its connection to creationism, so deletion of this material may be interpreted as an attempt to "whitewash". Adding sourced material that more fully describes this aspect in the present-day ESF is probably the best way forwards. Best regards, --PLUMBAGO 15:19, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

P.S. I think you said that you have an association with ESF — you might want to read our policy on conflicts of interest just to be aware of the potential pitfalls. Wikipedia exists to neutrally describe subjects, not to provide advertising space. Cheers, --PLUMBAGO 15:19, 8 April 2009 (UTC)